The applications of situational experiential teaching method in training of medical records writing by English of general surgery

Abstract

Objective To explore the application effect of situational experiential teaching method for the purpose of learning medical records writing by English of general surgery. Methods 8-year program medical internship students of grade 2011 and grade 2012, who practice in department of general surgery were enrolled. They were divided into the experiential teaching group (41 cases) and the traditional teaching control group (41 cases) randomly. After teaching of medical records writing by English, evaluation of questionnaires and test results were used to compare different effect of the situational experiential teaching and the traditional teaching. Results Compared with the control group, test scores including classroom assessments and homework scoring of situational experiential teaching group were significantly better (P<0.05). The survey results showed that students of situational experiential teaching group were more satisfactory. Conclusions Situational experiential teaching method is an effective method for teaching of English medical records of general surgery, which can improve the learning effect and cultivate students’ abilities. Key words: Situational experiential teaching; Medical records; General surgery; Application